Jennifer WalkerMay 12, 20213 minZ is for Zachariah, by Robert C. O'brienI don't often throw books across the room when I'm finished with them - I love books! - but this one went skidding across the carpet as...
Jennifer WalkerApr 22, 20212 minHow does your world end? Common causes of fictional apocalypses (and examples)Writers have been creating end-of-times scenarios for centuries. Even Noah and his ark is a tale about a watery apocalypse survived only...
Jennifer WalkerApr 20, 20211 minThe Death of Grass, by John ChristopherOriginally published in 1956, The Death of Grass remains a relevant and insightful page-turner; having read this in early 2021, with...
Jennifer WalkerApr 15, 20212 minDies the Fire, by SM StirlingDies the Fire was published in 2004 but feels like novels written 20 or even 30 years earlier. Set in the late 1990s, it feels more like...
Jennifer WalkerApr 10, 20211 minReading list for the post-apocalyptic writer, part 3Part 3 of the reading list for post-apocalyptic writers includes one or two hidden YA titles; the end of the world is no picnic for...